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To empower children, families, and communities through the transformative art of dance; guided by our core values of Collaboration, Commitment, Diversity, and Respect. We foster an inclusive and nurturing environment that embraces the unique potential of each child. Through positive encouragement, we advocate for accessible opportunities for all children to thrive, while celebrating diversity and fostering a sense of respect and unity within our communities.

The Brooklyn Youth Music Project is a community based non-profit organization dedicated to extending the reach of musical training to all young musicians ages 5 to 18 in the Brooklyn community and beyond, to supporting the development of lifelong learners and to contributing to a culture of youth musicianship that meets the highest standards of excellence. We are a stand-alone youth organization, not affiliated with a professional orchestra. Our organization is dedicated to extending the reach of musical training to all young musicians in the Brooklyn community and beyond, to supporting the development of life-long learners and to contributing to a culture of youth musicianship that meets the highest standards of excellence. We are the only program in Brooklyn to offer three levels in orchestra and two levels of Jazz ensemble. These different programs for different skill levels, coupled with our low tuition and need-based scholarships, allow us to include a great diversity of young musicians. Such a range allows students to develop their individual skills as performers as well as their sensitivity and responsiveness as collaborators. This in turn fosters the growth of the ensemble as a whole. BYMP has rapidly grown from a 25-member string orchestra to a multi-tiered program reaching over 200 children annually, largely from public schools. This vigorous growth attests to a need in the Brooklyn youth music community that we are proud to fill.

Founded in New York City in 1997, Treehouse Shakers’ (THS) mission is to create original dance-plays that encourage multi-generational audiences to experience greater connections to their community. Melding theater, dance, music and visual elements with a script, our repertoire includes 16 original works that explores narrative styles through universal themes addressing every age level within youth programming. With each new work, we set the bar higher, challenging our artistic process & thinking of young audiences.

At 54 Below, we’re committed to preserving and expanding the art of cabaret. Your gifts help us support established and emerging artists and invite audiences into Broadway’s Living Room, so that everyone can experience the intimacy of cabaret.

The mission of the Jazz Arts Group is to advance and celebrate the art of jazz through performance and education.

Out of the Box is committed to lifting the voices of marginalized communities through the stories presented in our space. We stage immersive productions that offer audiences and artists a fresh perspective on classics as well as new works.

Clubbed Thumb's mission is to develop and produce funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers.

Little Kids Rock transforms lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools! Little Kids Rock began in 1996 as an informal effort by ESL teacher David Wish to give his San Francisco Bay Area second grade students a music enrichment program because the school did not have funding for one. What began as one teacher’s effort to bring music education to a few dozen public school children has catapulted into a national nonprofit that serves hundreds of thousands of young people year after year. Little Kids Rock was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2002, and has since expanded with programs in 48 states. We accomplished this by: • Championing an innovative modern band music education that connects learning to the music kids already know and love—styles including rock, pop, hip-hop, country, EDM, reggae, and other contemporary styles as they emerge—performed on guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, vocals, and technology • Recruiting, training, and equipping public school teachers to start music programs utilizing our methods and materials • Partnering with public school districts to provide a quality music education to as many young people as possible—especially those in underserved communities Today, Little Kids Rock is the largest nonprofit provider of musical instruments, program curriculum, and teacher training in the country. Having trained more than 5,000 teachers and served more than 1,000,000 students in 500 public school districts to date, Little Kids Rock has emerged as a national thought leader in the field of music education to become a valued service provider to the U.S. public school system.

Music is a unifying experience that the world shares. It is what unites us and makes us live in the moment together. We believe our mission is to share this experience with our community by providing access to the schooling, culture, creation, and performance of this art form. Kainga Music established its non-profit corporation 501(c)(3) in 2014 with a mission statement Creating Music, Uniting People, Building Communities. Music is uplifting, healing, and gives the opportunity for starting and strengthening the bond between people of different backgrounds, genders, and ages. The featured instrument in the school, the steel pan, is played throughout the country of origin, Trinidad & Tobago, in community centers called “Panyards” that welcome the variety of members in the surrounding neighborhoods to find a common place and common voice.

THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE ART AND CRAFT OF STORYTELLING AND ENCOURAGING THE APPRECIATION AND DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL, FIRST-PERSON STORIES.

Parity Productions promotes parity by empowering women, trans, and gender-expansive artists in theatre.In fulfilling our mission, we:- Commission and develop original plays- Produce and promote the work of playwrights, directors, and designers- Provide opportunities for underrepresented voices to work in theatre